Christina

I'll admit that 4 stars is a bit arbitrary because I really couldn't think of the right rating. I really enjoyed reading this book (at least the first 90%... the last section of the book, I thought, dragged on). This book deals with many harsh themes - sexism, classism, religion, rape - and it deals with many of them very subtly. Allen's use of language was appropriately simple, and I really enjoyed the lack of oaf names until later on. Allen's revealing and unraveling of layers of the plot and relationships was masterful. My problem with the book isn't a critique on the book itself. I read the book alone, and I really feel like it's the kind of book that should be read in a group. It needs to be discussed, and I would really like to do that. (Christina, from Goodreads)